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UK start-up raises £19.3m

The UK based start-up Medopad has raised £19.3m investment led by Bayer to further develop its digital health platform. The capital will be used for clinical studies including digital biomarker discovery, creation of digital therapeutics, technology development, geographic expansion and commercial growth through strategic collaborations. Dan Vahdat, founder and CEO of […]

Primary Care News

£9.34 million to upgrade IT in Scotland

£9.34 million is to be invested in Scotland to upgrade premises and IT systems. £5.14 million will fund the digitisation of GP paper records and to improve GP premises across the country, of which £0.14 million will be used to support the digitisation of GP records between GP practices. £4.2 […]

Apps

Living With app launched at University College London Hospital

University College London Hospital has launched a new digital service, Living With, an app to help oesophageal cancer patients and nurse specialists. The new smart phone app and web portal helps oesophageal cancer patients and their carers understand and manage their journey better. A pilot is running in Barnet Hospital that […]

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£56m radiotherapy research network announced

Cancer Research UK has launched a new network called RadNet to form a global hub for radiotherapy research. The hub will research the latest techniques such as FLASH radiotherapy and artificial intelligence, combining seven centres of excellence across the country: the Universities of Cambridge, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Oxford, the Cancer Research […]

Secondary Care

New brain stimulation treatment for depression

Harley Street clinics are to offer patients a new medically approved brain stimulation headset to treat depression. The technology from medical device company Flow Neuroscience has been shown in independent clinical studies to have a similar impact to antidepressants but with fewer and less-severe side effects. The treatment is being trialled in […]

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NHS Wales cancels contract with Microtest

NHS Wales has this week cancelled its contract with Microtest Limited by mutual agreement. The organisations have parted due to ongoing delays with Microtest supplying its clinical software to GP practices in Wales. In January 2018, Microtest Limited was one of two GP IT systems suppliers to be awarded onto […]

International

Google pays $2.1 billion for Fitbit

Google has announced that is it buying fitness tracking company Fitbit for $2.1 billion, or $7.35 per share in cash. James Park, co-founder and CEO of Fitbit said “More than 12 years ago, we set an audacious company vision – to make everyone in the world healthier. Today, I’m incredibly proud […]

Secondary Care

Feature: Turning a paper process digital

HTN spoke with Marc Warburton, Chief Executive at InfoFlex to understand how the company is supporting trusts digitise a paper process and to hear about some of their customer projects. Marc said: “Last year witnessed the NHS turning 70. A huge milestone and an anniversary to be immensely proud of. […]